this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the launch of nasa s big new moon rocket is facing a potentially lengthy delay. russia s main pipeline transporting gas to europe will stay shut. moscow blames maintenance problems. thousands of people have paid their last respects to mikhail gorbachev the man who brought the cold war to an end. the death of mikhail gorbachev really does mark the end of an extraordinary era in history, a rare period when russia was opening up to the world. and a warning of a rise in water borne diseases in pakistan, as the country struggles to cope with the aftermath of devastating monsoon floods.
contracts with companies like spacex to help nasa built a lander but even that programme is not fully funded and so, you know, we are going to have to wait and see when we might actually like humans. on the other side of that card is there are a lot of commercial companies working on space endeavours, including spacex, which is helping nasa and has a contract to help them land a spaceship based on starship technology, it is possible we could do a collaborative effort with nasa and spacex as they are already working together. and spacex as they are already working together. long and short of it is more delays working together. long and short of it is more delays ahead. working together. long and short of it is more delays ahead. thank- working together. long and short of it is more delays ahead. thank you | it is more delays ahead. thank you for sparing the time and coming on the programme, thank you. the main pipeline bringing gas from russia to europe has remained shut after what
but the problems started early on, and when the rocket was being fuelled, a large hydrogen leak was spotted, and this is not a good thing. the team tried to fix it three times but their troubleshooting did not work and the loach was stopped. over the last few hours, they have been poring over the data to find out what went wrong and they have announced the rocket will need significant repair work. this mission was nasa s first return to the moon in more than 50 years on the moon in more than 50 years on the idea was that the rocket was going to launch a small spacecraft called orion, it is perched at the top of the rocket, and take it orbiting around the moon before it turned returned to earth. it was to take five or six weeks. it was a test flight so no people were said to be on board but for the next mission, astronauts were going to join the ride and go in orbit around
the moon but the ultimate aim was to land astronauts on the moon and nasa wanted the first woman and the first person of colour walking on the earth s surface. this will take a bit longer because now the first step is getting this rocket off the ground. it is important to remember that this is a new rocket. rockets are incredibly complex machines and this is the one that is the most powerful nasa has ever built so they are learning about it, they are learning about it with every attempt they are taking to get this off the ground. so setbacks are common. but it does appear that the ambitions of nasa to get back to the moon are going to be delayed by a little while. here s the artemis mission manager describing the options for repairing the rocket. the first option was to simply remake the umbilical pain, hoping that the soft goods would seal the
a series of parachutes open, massively slowing it down, before splash down in the pacific ocean. and we can now speak to extragalactic astronomer and presenter of the awesome astronomy podcast, drjenifer millard. i think that is one of the bestjob titles i have introduced! good to have you back with us, we spoke about a week ago about the ultimates one nation, you must be incredibly excited now at this latest news? about the artemis mission. i5 excited now at this latest news? about the artemis mission.- about the artemis mission. is long as the weather about the artemis mission. is long as the weather holds about the artemis mission. is long as the weather holds the about the artemis mission. is long as the weather holds the return i about the artemis mission. is long as the weather holds the return to | as the weather holds the return to the moon will officially begin next week, so excited. the moon will officially begin next week, so excited. rebecca mentioned it briefl